Question 1

Which of the following is the largest-scale map?

Accepted Answer

A)  1:100,000 
B)  1:10,000 
C)  1:1000 
D)  1:100 
E)  1:10 
A)  1:100,000 
B)  1:10,000 
C)  1:1000 
D)  1:100 
E)  1:10

Question 2

Which of the following terms is defined as the feelings evoked by, or deep attachments to, specific locations such as home, that result from the experiences individuals associate with the location?

Accepted Answer

A)  Place 
B)  Sacred place 
C)  Sense of place 
D)  Placelessness 
E)  Site 
A)  Place 
B)  Sacred place 
C)  Sense of place 
D)  Placelessness 
E)  Site

Question 3

Identify and define the two types of expansion diffusion. Provide examples of each.

Accepted Answer

The two types of expansion diffusion are

Question 4

A system of computer hardware and software that facilitates the collection, storage, analysis, and display of spatially referenced data through layered maps is the definition of which term?

Accepted Answer

A)  Geographic information systems 
B)  Geographic information sciences 
C)  Geographic positioning systems 
D)  Geographic positioning sciences 
E)  Cartography 
A)  Geographic information systems 
B)  Geographic information sciences 
C)  Geographic positioning systems 
D)  Geographic positioning sciences 
E)  Cartography

Question 5

Which of the following thematic maps best depicts the locations of towns and cities, cases of illness or disease, or population distributions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dot map 
B)  Line map 
C)  Choropleth map 
D)  Isopleth map 
E)  Colour map 
A)  Dot map 
B)  Line map 
C)  Choropleth map 
D)  Isopleth map 
E)  Colour map

Question 6

While distance influences the level of interaction between two or more locations, there are two additional considerations: accessibility and connectivity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Smoots, sheppey, double-decker buses and football fields are all examples of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Relatives forms of measurement 
B)  Distance 
C)  Unconventional ways of measuring distance 
D)  Regions 
E)  Sacred places 
A)  Relatives forms of measurement 
B)  Distance 
C)  Unconventional ways of measuring distance 
D)  Regions 
E)  Sacred places

Question 8

Which of the following is the 0 degree latitude line?

Accepted Answer

A)  Greenwich, UK 
B)  Kelowna, BC 
C)  The equator 
D)  Tropic of Cancer 
E)  Tropic of Capricorn 
A)  Greenwich, UK 
B)  Kelowna, BC 
C)  The equator 
D)  Tropic of Cancer 
E)  Tropic of Capricorn

Question 9

Define the term perception and briefly explain how it relates to relative space.

Accepted Answer

Perception is the process by which human

Question 10

Explain how California droughts have far-reaching consequences.

Accepted Answer

Those who are geographically aware reali

Question 11

Which of the following terms is defined as an area identified on the basis of the perceptions held by people inside or outside the region, or both?

Accepted Answer

A)  Formal region 
B)  Uniform region 
C)  Functional region 
D)  Nodal region 
E)  Vernacular region 
A)  Formal region 
B)  Uniform region 
C)  Functional region 
D)  Nodal region 
E)  Vernacular region

Question 12

We must measure distance only using conventional, or standard, units of measurement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following terms refers to a particular position in space; a specific part of the earth's surface?

Accepted Answer

A)  Space 
B)  Place 
C)  Location 
D)  Site 
E)  Situation 
A)  Space 
B)  Place 
C)  Location 
D)  Site 
E)  Situation

Question 14

Think of an example of a sacred place and explain its significance to a cultural group.

Accepted Answer

One example of a sacred place is the Kaa

Question 15

Discuss Charles Gritzner's definition of human geography and relate it to how we manufacture electronic devices, such as a smart phone.

Accepted Answer

Charles Gritzner defines human geography

Question 16

Our mental maps of unfamiliar places are often similar to reality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following are considered places?

Accepted Answer

A)  Houses 
B)  Homes 
C)  Cities 
D)  Communities 
E)  Both B and D 
A)  Houses 
B)  Homes 
C)  Cities 
D)  Communities 
E)  Both B and D

Question 18

Which of the following map projections is used by Google Maps because of its precisely accurate direction?

Accepted Answer

A)  Robinson projection 
B)  Gall-Peters projection 
C)  Mercator projection 
D)  Albers projection 
E)  Lambert Azimuthal Equal-Area projection 
A)  Robinson projection 
B)  Gall-Peters projection 
C)  Mercator projection 
D)  Albers projection 
E)  Lambert Azimuthal Equal-Area projection

Question 19

Which of the following describes the art and science of making maps?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cartography 
B)  Projection 
C)  Geographic information science 
D)  Cartogram 
E)  Fieldwork 
A)  Cartography 
B)  Projection 
C)  Geographic information science 
D)  Cartogram 
E)  Fieldwork

Question 20

Which of the following map projections preserves size but distorts shape, making countries closer to the poles look stretched?

Accepted Answer

A)  Robinson projection 
B)  Gall-Peters projection 
C)  Mercator projection 
D)  Albers projection 
E)  Lambert Azimuthal Equal-Area projection 
A)  Robinson projection 
B)  Gall-Peters projection 
C)  Mercator projection 
D)  Albers projection 
E)  Lambert Azimuthal Equal-Area projection

Which of the following is the largest-scale map?

Which of the following terms is defined as the feelings evoked by, or deep attachments to, specific locations such as home, that result from the experiences individuals associate with the location?

Identify and define the two types of expansion diffusion. Provide examples of each.

A system of computer hardware and software that facilitates the collection, storage, analysis, and display of spatially referenced data through layered maps is the definition of which term?

Which of the following thematic maps best depicts the locations of towns and cities, cases of illness or disease, or population distributions?

While distance influences the level of interaction between two or more locations, there are two additional considerations: accessibility and connectivity.

Smoots, sheppey, double-decker buses and football fields are all examples of which of the following?

Which of the following is the 0 degree latitude line?

Define the term perception and briefly explain how it relates to relative space.

Explain how California droughts have far-reaching consequences.

Which of the following terms is defined as an area identified on the basis of the perceptions held by people inside or outside the region, or both?

We must measure distance only using conventional, or standard, units of measurement.

Which of the following terms refers to a particular position in space; a specific part of the earth's surface?

Think of an example of a sacred place and explain its significance to a cultural group.

Discuss Charles Gritzner's definition of human geography and relate it to how we manufacture electronic devices, such as a smart phone.

Our mental maps of unfamiliar places are often similar to reality.

Which of the following are considered places?

Which of the following map projections is used by Google Maps because of its precisely accurate direction?

Which of the following describes the art and science of making maps?

Which of the following map projections preserves size but distorts shape, making countries closer to the poles look stretched?

Population and Health Geography

Uneven Development and Global Inequalities

Geographies of Culture and Landscape

Geographies of Identity and Difference

Political Geography

An Urban World

Urban Form and the Social Geography of the City

Geographies of Food and Agriculture

Geographies of Energy, Industry, and Services

Geographies of Globalization

Humans and the Environment

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Exam 1: What Is Human Geography

Which of the following is the largest-scale map?

Which of the following terms is defined as the feelings evoked by, or deep attachments to, specific locations such as home, that result from the experiences individuals associate with the location?

Identify and define the two types of expansion diffusion. Provide examples of each.

A system of computer hardware and software that facilitates the collection, storage, analysis, and display of spatially referenced data through layered maps is the definition of which term?

Which of the following thematic maps best depicts the locations of towns and cities, cases of illness or disease, or population distributions?

While distance influences the level of interaction between two or more locations, there are two additional considerations: accessibility and connectivity.

Smoots, sheppey, double-decker buses and football fields are all examples of which of the following?

Which of the following is the 0 degree latitude line?

Define the term perception and briefly explain how it relates to relative space.

Explain how California droughts have far-reaching consequences.

Which of the following terms is defined as an area identified on the basis of the perceptions held by people inside or outside the region, or both?

We must measure distance only using conventional, or standard, units of measurement.

Which of the following terms refers to a particular position in space; a specific part of the earth's surface?

Think of an example of a sacred place and explain its significance to a cultural group.

Discuss Charles Gritzner's definition of human geography and relate it to how we manufacture electronic devices, such as a smart phone.

Our mental maps of unfamiliar places are often similar to reality.

Which of the following are considered places?

Which of the following map projections is used by Google Maps because of its precisely accurate direction?

Which of the following describes the art and science of making maps?

Which of the following map projections preserves size but distorts shape, making countries closer to the poles look stretched?

Population and Health Geography

Uneven Development and Global Inequalities

Geographies of Culture and Landscape

Geographies of Identity and Difference

Political Geography

An Urban World

Urban Form and the Social Geography of the City

Geographies of Food and Agriculture

Geographies of Energy, Industry, and Services

Geographies of Globalization

Humans and the Environment

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